Fumigating composition.



W /w/ my Specification of Letters Patent.

JOB R. INSKEEP, or GALION, omo.

FUMIGATING VCOMPOSITION.

Patented Dec. 12, 1905.

-Application filed December 22, 1904-.- Serial No. 237,998.

Too/ll whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OB R. INsKEEP, a citi zen of the United States,residing at Galion,

in the county of Crawford and State of Ohio, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Fumigating Compositions, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fumigating materials, particularly thoseadapted for use in the preservation of foods, and has for its object toprovide an improved fumigating composition which can be employed in thepreservation of perishable .foods of all kinds and which does not affectthe appearance or flavor of the food materials preserved therewith.

Another object of this invention is to provide a fumigating compositionwhich can be readily ignited and which when ignited will Eurn withoutthe application of external eat.

A further object of my invention is to provide an inexpensive andreliable fumigating composition which re uires no special apparatus forits successful use and which is particularly adapted for preservingfruits, vegetables, meats, oysters, eggs, and the like in any ice-chest,refrigerator, provision-safe, or'

other commonly-used repository of perishable food materials.

In its preferred embodiment my improved fumigating composition consistsin a mixture of the following materials in theproportions stated, saidproportions being by weight:

flowers of sulfur, one hundred and sixty parts; powderedwillow-charcoal, thirty-two parts; New Orleans molasses, sixteen parts;powdered hickory bark, six parts; powdered licorice-root, four parts;grated lemon-peel, one part. These materials when thoroughly mixedtogether are ready for use.

In the practical employment of my improved fumigating composition it isignited, and the food to be preserved is exposed to the fumes arisingtherefrom.

. dients of my combination.

N 0 special apparatus is necessary in using my composition, as thefumigation of foods therewith may be carried out in any wellknownmanner.

A desirable method of employing my composition in stores, markets, andthe like consists in burning a small amount of it in meatstoragechambers, refrigerators, or similar food repositories just beforeclosing such stores or markets for the night or for a Sunday or holidayand allowing the fumes to remain in contact with the food to bepreserved until it is necessary to open the food-repository in which thefumigation is conducted.

"For certain purposes it is not absolutely necessary to employ thewillow-charcoal and molasses in connection with the other ingre- Thesaid charcoal and molasses are not essential to the satisfactoryoperation of my compound, and their use, it is to be understood, isoptional.

Having thus described myinvention and the best means known of carryingthe same into practical eflect, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

1. A fumigating composition containing sulfur, licorice-root,lemon-peel, and hickorybark.

2. A fumigating composition containing sulfur, charcoal, saccharinematter, hickorybark, licorice-root and lemon-peel.

3. A fumigating composition consisting of flowers of sulfur, one hundredand sixty parts,

owdered willow-charcoal, thirty-two parts,

ew Orleans molasses, sixteen parts, powdered hickory-bark, six parts,powdered licorice-root, four parts, grated lemon-peel, one

art. p In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JOB R. INSKEEP. Witnesses:

H. R. SOHULER, PHILIP SCHULER.

